Accor Hotels News
Accorhotels expands in Southeast Asia
AccorHotels has opened three new hotels in the Southeast Asia under its Sofitel and Pullman brands. The properties have opened in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
AccorHotels welcomes Hotel Santa Teresa Rio de Janeiro to portfolio
AccorHotels has opened Hotel Santa Teresa Rio de Janeiro by MGallery by Sofitel in the heart of the bohemian Santa Teresa district of Rio de Janeiro, the group’s first MGallery by Sofitel property in the country. Embodying the carefree spirit of the region so cherished by the local ‘Cariocas’, Hotel Santa Teresa’s 44 rooms and suites are exotically designed with features sourced from local Brazilian artists.
Lamouche to head Accor budget brands in UK
Karelle Lamouche has been appointed as senior vice president for economy and budget hotels at AccorHotels UK & Ireland. She will have overall responsibility for operations and marketing across the ibis family of brands - ibis, ibis styles and ibis budget.
Accor acquires onefinestay for €148m
AccorHotels has acquired onefinestay, a high-end hospitality pioneer specialising in luxury serviced home rental, for €148 million. Accor has also further committed €64 million to help the company scale internationally. onefinestay is the leading brand in the luxury segment of the serviced homes market, combining the best homes and the finest service.
van Ooteghem to take up midscale role at Accor
Inge van Ooteghem has been appointed as senior vice president for upscale and midscale hotels, at AccorHotels UK & Ireland. She will have overall responsibility for operations and marketing across Pullman, MGallery, Novotel and Mercure brands in the UK & Ireland.
Accor signs with Jovago for African distribution deal
Jovago and AccorHotels have announced the signing of an innovative partnership to incorporate all AccorHotels established on the African continent on the Jovago platform - Africa’s top online hotel booking website. The partnership would firstly involve the incorporation of 30 AccorHotels hotels located in 13 countries on the Jovago platform and then, the overall hotels of the group in Africa.
AccorHotels in global expansion
AccorHotels has revealed that in 2015 it opened 229 new hotels or a total of 36,172 rooms, at a rate of two hotels every three days.
AccorHotels launches first UK television ad campaign
AccorHotels is launching its first UK television ad campaign to promote its AccorHotels.com distribution platform. The ad will position AccorHotels as an online hotel company linking its hotels with its online presence and reinforcing that its best prices are guaranteed on the website.
AccorHotels acquires stake in Squarebreak
AccorHotels is investing in Squarebreak, offering to guests through a digital platform private upscale properties in resort locations, primarily in France, Spain and Morocco, and leveraging local property managers on behalf of homeowners by using hotel management techniques and services.
Accor reveals 85 hotel European sell-off
Pursuing the transformation of HotelInvest’s hotel portfolio, AccorHotels has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with a new hotel investment company for the sale of 85 owned and leased hotels that it currently operates. The portfolio comprises one Pullman, 19 Novotel, 13 Mercure, 35 ibis, 3 ibis Styles and 14 ibis budget hotels.
AccorHotels reaches new milestone in UK growth
AccorHotels has cemented its position as the UK’s leading growth hotel group by opening its 30,000th room and remains on track to meet its ambitious target to increase the number of rooms by over 30 per cent by 2017. Working rapidly towards their ambitious growth targets, AccorHotels UK and Ireland has expanded its network in 2015 in line with the group’s strategy to develop its portfolio in key destinations across the world.
AccorHotels to acquire FRHI for $2.9bn in cash and shares deal
AccorHotels has signed an agreement for the acquisition of FRHI Holdings, parent of the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brand. “This is an outstanding opportunity to add three prestigious brands – Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel – to our portfolio, and a great step forward for AccorHotels,” said Sébastien Bazin, chairman, AccorHotels.